Has it ever happened to you before? A store clerk asking for your postal code, name and telephone # to put on?

Question

Has it ever happened to you before? A store clerk requesting your name and telephone # or your postal code on your receipt?

Answer 1

no and i'm gald it didn't!

Answer 2

Yes it has. I don't give it to them, though.

Answer 3

Yes, it has started to be a common practice.  I first noticed it while shopping at Old Navy two years ago.

Answer 4

Yes, and I always refuse. Nobody has ever refused to sell me the item.

Answer 5

here are some obvious but fun fakes:

90210 as your zip code

(your area code here) 555-1234 as your phone

Name: Pick your favorite movie star

Answer 6

they do that all the time when I return things. some stoes just ask for my postal code even when I didn't return things because they want to see where there buisness is coming from.

Answer 7

yeah, they just do that as surveys to see where most of their business is coming from, also that is generally where they will send coupons by mail

Answer 8

The first answer is correct- they ask your zip code to find out where the buisness is coming from. You are not required to answer. They should not be asking any other information from you.

Answer 9

No, not to me, unless I was applying for a store card or something.

Answer 10

Radio Shack does that all the time especially.  

Were you like...buying a preschool or something?  Curious what you purchased that had to do with preschools.

Matt

Answer 11

that's how they track you- it's a conspiracy

Answer 12

Yes, they do at Toys R Us but I don't give them that info.